Losing their hair pushes many men to take anti-baldness drugs.
But one popular drug has an unintended consequence: It skews results from the prostate-specific antigen test used to screen men for prostate cancer.
Research in the online version of Lancet Oncology shows that Propecia “can reduce PSA values by 50 percent,” said Claus Roehrborn, a urologic oncologist […]
The popular hair growth drug Propecia, taken by millions of balding men, artificially lowers the results of the screening test for prostate cancer by about half, according to a recent study.
The study involved 306 men ranging in age from 40 to 60 recruited at 12 medical centers around the United States. It was released online […]
The popular hair growth drug Propecia, taken by millions of balding men, artificially lowers the results of the screening test for prostate cancer by about half, according to a recent study.
The study involved 306 men ranging in age from 40 to 60 recruited at 12 medical centers around the United States. It was released online […]